Vocabulary #4 Flashcards
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Adept
Very skilled at something
Displacement
The loving of something from its place or definition
Integrate
Combine one thing with another so that they become a whole
Refrain
Hold back
Scrutiny
Close examination
Belligerence
At war
Evoke
To call forth
Materialist
The thought that everything in the world, including thought can be explained only in matter
Solidarity
Complete unity, as of opinion/ feeling
Tentative
Made, done as a text of experience
Hammock
Bed of canvas
Trepidation
Trembling movement
Archetype
A very typical example of a certain person or thing
Acquisition
An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library of museum
Belated
Happening later then it should
Evocative
Bringing strong images to mind
Perspective
A tool which serves a lens through which readers observe other characters, events and happenings
Zealous
Filled with Or inspired by intense, enthusiasm or zeal
Context
The parts of a written or spoken statement
Continuity
Something occurring in an uninterrupted state or on a steady and ongoing basis
Humility
The quality or condition of being humble, modest opinion or estimate of ones own importance
Refine
To make more fine
Trend
Be popular
The general course or revaluing tendency
Adage
A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
Disparity
Lack of similarity or equality
Marginal
Situated on the border or edge
Simplicity
Freedom from the complexity, intricacy, or division into parts